Savages: Why Indigenous Education Matters

This is a couple of years old. I made it at the height of the Idle No More activities here in Canada. I think it is an important reminder though. I would have preferred to use the term Indigenous but at the time I chose to use the term that is used in education circles in Canada.

Just a short video highlighting some of the recent online commentary, against Idle No More, I put together to remind you of why Aboriginal Education is important in Canada. Set to Growing Pains, an excellent song by two former students of mine, Darren "Statt" Florence and Trevor "Bigg Phresh" Florence. I think the images complement the song, which I have used repeatedly to share a story of the lived experience of First Nations' youth but also to illustrate the larger issues of colonialism and the ongoing legacy of residential schools.